LIZ MACPHERSON

Liz joined the Office of the Privacy Commissioner in April 2020 as Assistant Privacy Commissioner, Policy and Operations and was appointed as the first statutory Deputy Privacy Commissioner in November 2021.

Liz has had an extensive public service career spanning more than 30 years including policy, operations, regulatory, strategy and corporate governance roles. Liz held several Deputy Chief Executive positions at the Ministry of Economic Development and MBIE before being appointed to the position of Government Statistician in 2013 and later Government Chief Data Steward. In addition to her role as the statutory Deputy Commissioner, Liz leads the Office’s Compliance and Enforcement, Capability and Guidance, Policy and Investigations and Dispute Resolution teams.

SPEAKING IN SESSION:

"Breakout session - Privacy in the age of AI" - Day two, 11:20AM